@SelenaMMoon

@SmithCollege @umassph alum @UMN_AMST PhD '29 #PubHist Japanese Am #DisHist #MixedRace #MilHist #DisabledAcademic #accessibility #writer she/her Tweets mine

 Minnesota, USA
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Thrilled to finally be sharing my Densho blog post on disabled Japanese Americans incarcerated during WWII. #DisabilitySky #skystorians Glad it made it in time for #DayOfRemembrance #EO9066 #AcademicSky densho.org/catalyst/ask-a-hi…

Ask a Historian: What were the Experiences of Disabled People during WWII Incarceration? - Densho:...

In this new installment of our running “Ask A Historian” series, guest writer Selena Moon—a PhD student researching Japanese American disability history and working on accessibility in various...

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Disability and the experiences of disabled people during the WWII Incarceration comprise a topic that is still largely overlooked and under-researched.
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1/2 @QuickBooks Please stop constantly changing your layout & system. It doesn't help ppl w/various disabilities to need to re-learn a program. Also, your layouts are difficult for visually impaired ppl since there's so much unnecessary clutter and it's hard to enlarge text.
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2/2 Maybe you should work more on making your product accessible by hiring disabled ppl. Also just get rid of the AI. #Accessibility #DisabilityTwitter
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Coming back to this app to ask @Uber, @lyft great to have service animal, wheelchair notifications. Can you please include allowing notifications for a visually impaired rider? #DisabilitySky #Accessibility
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If you're in a med program, please advocate for more disability history, more disabled speakers, and more justice-oriented legislation. And for the love of God please LISTEN to disabled patients. We know our bodyminds best. #MedEd #DisabilityTwitter #DisabilityPrideMonth 17/17
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Oh hey #AcademicChatter just a periodic reminder that we exist. If you're a disabled undergrad, grad student, faculty member, independent scholar, law/med student, or staff in higher ed we would love to have you in our community! Join us at disabledacademicco.wixsite.c… 1/7

JOIN/CONTACT US | Mysite

Become a member of the DAC, and access our Discord server, by submitting your information here.

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Public service announcement (especially, but not only, for academics): Microphones are directional. Don’t just hold it vaguely near your head. YOU HAVE TO POINT IT AT YOUR MOUTH! And don’t gesture with it. Keep it pointed at the talkie hole. Please.
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Please support! Authors are auctioning signed books to raise money for Crips for eSIMs for Gaza lithub.com/authors-are-aucti… Donate: chuffed.org/project/crips-fo…

Authors are auctioning signed books to raise money for Crips for eSIMs for Gaza.

Sheila Heti, Omar El Akkad, Madeleine Thien, and Sarah Bernstein are among the dozens of prominent authors who are auctioning off signed editions of their books to benefit Crips for eSims for Gaza,…

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ATTN NEH GRANTEES: We want to help you RECOVER the money you're owed! We're working on helping people get their grant money. Please fill out the questionnaire, and we'll be in touch. form.jotform.com/25098479060…
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There are SO many cool CFPs and CFAs out but none halve alt text. Please make sure disabled people can access your media! Use the alt text function, add a accessible Google Doc to the thread, but dont just presume someone can read the smallest photo of a detailed poster
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If you're posting images, screenshots, etc PLEASE include alt text. Otherwise they're inaccessible to blind and visually impaired people. ##accessibility #DisabilityTwitter #AcademicTwitter
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So glad to hear that many saw (and commented on) our presentation "Accessibility and the 2025 NCPH Annual Meeting"! Access copies, accessible presentations & posters etc. Got some work to do but great progress. #accessibility #DisabilityTwitter #AcademicTwitter #ncph2025
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Information on the University of Minnesota graduate student detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is available here: brief.umn.edu/federal-immigr…
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Good but still a long way to go in a country that also won't allow married couples to have different surnames, women to be Empress, and dual citizenship for people who naturalize.
Nichi Bei Foundation@nichibei12 Mar 2025
Japan high court rules same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional english.kyodonews.net/news/2… @kyodo_english

Japan high court rules same-sex marriage denial unconstitutional

The Nagoya High Court on Friday became the fourth high court in Japan to rule the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, but upheld a lower court decision to...

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1/3 Excited to announce this roundtable on #AsianAmerican #Disability: History, Archives, Methods” with this wonderful group! March 26 (online) sponsored by the UMN Immigration History Research Center, 4-5:30 pm CT. Register via link! We will present on the articles we wrote for
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2/3 the special issue of hte Journal of American Ethnic History which came out last year. Unfortunately I won't be there in person (I'll be traveling to NCPH) but I'll record my contribution. cla.umn.edu/ihrc/news-events…

Asian American Disability: History, Archives, Methods

Join the Immigration History Research Center for “Asian American Disability: History, Archives, Methods,” a webinar exploring disability experiences, history, and research.

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3/3 The issue will be open access through April 15th! scholarlypublishingcollectiv…
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Alice Wong is promoting the event I'm part of, so cool! Unfortunately I'll be heading out of town for a conference so have to record my part. And yes, I know I owe you some writing from years ago. I'll get to it soon.... #DisabilityTwitter #AcademicTwitter
Alice Wong 王美華@SFdirewolf27 Feb 2025
Mar 26, 2025 02:00 PM, Pacific Webinar: This panel will draw together the contributors to the special issue for a conversation on the history, archives, and methods of Asian American disability umn.zoom.us/webinar/register…
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📖 Don't miss our book talk next week with Dr. Anita Say Chan! "Predatory Data: Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future" delves into how Big Tech uses data to exploit communities, including women and immigrants: ow.ly/enYV50Uw9Og 👩‍💻🌍 @cwgpp
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